Academics
All students gain a common educational foundation by completing a General Education program in which they explore take courses in the Humanities, the Sciences, and the Social Sciences. The General Education program is designed to develop communication skills, critical thinking, and cultural understanding. Merrimack aims for small classes with close interaction with faculty.
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“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)
“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
—Stephanie Coontz (b. 1944)